The repeatedly postponed trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been pushed to May 17.

The repeatedly postponed trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma has been pushed to May 17.
Governing party marks its 110th anniversary while engulfed in bitter factional rivalries and corruption allegations.
South Africa’s ex-leader will spend Christmas at home after court allows him to appeal the order to end his parole.
The country’s High Court ordered the former leader to return to prison to finish serving his 15-month prison term.
The largely unsung figure in the fight against apartheid had joined the struggle in his early teens.
Ex-President Jacob Zuma, who faces corruption charges over a $2.5bn arms deal in late 1990s, failed to appear in court.
Ex-President Jacob Zuma sought to have his jail sentence for contempt overturned, arguing it would endanger his health.
Jacob Zuma will complete remainder of 15-month prison sentence in system of community corrections.
Zuma has unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned days before corruption trial.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he tried to resist corruption as former president Zuma’s deputy.
Hospital admission from prison comes days before 79-year-old due to attend resumption of long-running corruption trial.
What’s behind the recent unrest in South Africa?
South Africa is still trying to come to terms with days of looting and violence that left death and destruction.
Government says deaths from days of violence revised up to 79 in Gauteng province and 258 in KwaZulu-Natal.